Well, we made a move to adopt a stray dog. We got him from a shelter in KC. He was abused and abandonded. He was picked up in April, nursed back to
health and we got him Friday night. Our buddy picked him up and drove him to STL for us. My daughter named him Jimmy. He is an 8 month old
Boxer/Pit mix, weighs 55 pounds and he is just plain awesome.
We took him up to our river house Saturday for his first swim. No hesitation. Jumped right in and had a blast.
Our last dog passed in early June and we just couldn't resist this guy and he needed a family. Here's a pic of him after he took a stick from a 7
month old Pit Bull.
CR83 - 7-23-2007 at 10:20 AM
Thanks Bro!BKT - 7-23-2007 at 12:16 PM
good for you man. He is a looker.
Have fun.
MM.crazyfists28 - 7-23-2007 at 12:37 PM
with the shitty dog stories in the news it's nice to see a happy ending for once. dog owner's can't go too long without a dog, no matter how close the
deceased one was to the family. congratsBDx13 - 7-23-2007 at 01:34 PM
yeah, man, you guys jumped right back in.
good for you.clevohardcore - 7-23-2007 at 01:40 PM
awsome news. Looks like a active and fun dog.CR83 - 7-23-2007 at 02:01 PM
Thanks all. I'm very surprised Mrs. Reed83 wanted this guy because he looks a lot like our last one but has a bryndle coat (black stripes).
He is a very loving dog. He adores my three year old already. He was abused and my wife and I are big supporters of a few animal charities here in
STL. She saw his picture, read his bio and just said, "I think he needs me to save him". We had a friend go meet him and play with him. His gave us
the thumbs up so my other buddy went and picked him up and drove him to STL. We got him sight unseen (to a degree).
Can't wait to take him jogging. Should be able to in about 2 weeks.Discipline - 7-23-2007 at 02:03 PM
I'm glad you chose to adopt a pet rather than buy one at a pet store. There are too many animals in shelters in desperate need of a home so they
don't get put down. That's how I got my two cats.Muttley - 7-23-2007 at 03:22 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Discipline
There are too many animals in shelters in desperate need of a home so they don't get put down.
CR83 - 7-23-2007 at 03:51 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Discipline
I'm glad you chose to adopt a pet rather than buy one at a pet store. There are too many animals in shelters in desperate need of a home so they
don't get put down. That's how I got my two cats.
No doubt. It is very rewarding and the people I know who have bought from either a pet store or breeder constantly run into health problems w/ their
dogs. I know not everyone has it that way but their animals have terrible immune systems.upyerbum - 7-23-2007 at 04:27 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Discipline
I'm glad you chose to adopt a pet rather than buy one at a pet store.
tireironsaint - 7-23-2007 at 06:56 PM
Good lookin' dog! I'm also glad to hear you rescued one instead of buying from the animal mills. My last dog was a similar story : pit related breed,
abused, tossed to the pound. We saved him from there and he was the best dog I've ever had. We actually went down to the pound to "just look" after
our cat was hit by a car and we ended up seeing him on our way to the cat pens. I instantly knew we had to have him even though we were only supposed
to be lookin' at cats. I never wanted another cat after losing that one anyway.
It turned out that we were one of the first to even see this dog as he had been left at the pound overnight the night before. We put our names on the
list and came back to visit him everyday until he was up for adoption. By the time we finally got him (it takes a week for them to give 'em shots and
test their personality and all that), there were about ten other people in line behind us that wanted him.Siczine.com - 7-24-2007 at 02:19 PM
Pup looks awesome, and just like what everyone else said, it's good to see someone rescue a dog that needs it, I'm sure he knows and appreciates what
you did.
